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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
4
Government doctors say the energy shortage need not harm health if common sense is used. HEW notes lower room temps from 72 to 60 or 68 pose no cold risk and may even boost activity for some. Advice includes gradual thermostat changes, warm clothing, and maintaining humidity.
Washington experts predict a grim 1974 with little growth, high inflation, and rising unemployment. Economist George Green warns of a recession and stagflation as energy shortages from the Arab oil embargo bite, potentially forcing consumer cutbacks in driving and heating.
In Washington Brennan hosts Ford for a morning review of fuel shortage unemployment. They unveil an early warning system using 2400 Labor Dept offices to monitor plant closings and layoffs and guide retraining and job bank efforts.
Nation inches through fuel shortages as experts predict modest growth in 1974. Unemployment remains low despite jitters, with forecasts showing 1.5 percent growth and 5.4 percent jobless rate. Food and clothing prices are rising, weather and harvests could shift trends.
Austin couple Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Weseman travel with their grandson Raoul Nelson to Pasadena to watch the Jefferson High School band march in the Rose Bowl parade with the Minnesota float. The group will also attend Disneyland Marineland and Palm Springs concerts and watch the Ohio State USC game on TV. Raoul also ski teams and plays trumpet.
Health secretary Caspar Weinberger tells Congress that Medicare and Medicaid have driven the health care cost spiral while denying blame on doctors for shortages. AMA president Dr. Roth notes a 33 percent rise in physician output over six years, with record medical school enrollments and 11 862 projected new physicians, stressing quality and time to train new doctors.
David Polling argues the opening of a Middle East peace conference recalls ancient Judean hope and warns disruptive forces threaten progress. The piece cites historical hardships from Roman taxation to Herod’s era and notes Al Ahram’s 3 years ago favorable notice of Jesus birth linking Arab and Semitic history to a broader peace vision.
Taxpayers rallied after lawmakers voted themselves a 193 percent pay increase from 3,600 to 10,560 yearly. Citizens gathered 700,000 signatures and placed the issue on the ballot. By a four-to-one margin, voters repealed the raises and set a 5.5 percent ceiling on annual increases.
A compilation of historical notes: farmers urged to keep hogs under 200 pounds for on-farm markets. Pfc Herbert Hamp awarded Legion of Merit. local licensing and youth conventions noted. Community figures include Peter Skogebo’s preacher license, Gwen Colescott, David Jenson, Don Smith at Hamline event, sale of Austin Bus Line, and honors for Lloyd Johnson of Elkton. Walter Wagner leads Oakland Moscow Farm Bureau meeting.
The set queries whether Tyre and Sidon were Jewish cities and notes Phoenician seacoast roots northwest of Israel. It lists hair strand estimates by hair color and cites O Henry as William Sydney Porter. It identifies Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872 and explains the cockscomb name from rooster comb like flowers.
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